What is the muzzle velocity of 44-40 from a rifle?

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Preacherman

April 13, 2004, 09:41 PM

Remington gives a velocity of 1,160 fps from a 24" barrel - see here (http://www.remington.com/NR/exeres/000010e6vcnqihtbhgrdkrjk/cf_new.asp?NRMODE=Published&cal=51&NRORIGINALURL=%2fammo%2fballistics%2fcenterfire%2fresults%2easp%3fcal%3d51&NRNODEGUID=%7bA9844B79-5526-4399-BA9E-F50A29C8B754%7d&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie%5Ftest=1) for full ballistics for their round.

Norma’s ballistic program (http://www.norma.cc/htm_files/javapagee.htm), with its sliders, is a great place to play. Of course, empirical data from your tests with your rifle will always trump calculations.

mete

April 14, 2004, 07:35 AM

According to' Cartridges of the World' The factory load was 200@1310 but could be handloaded with smokeless powder to 1850. Some of those type cartridges had at one time, high velocity rifle loads but so many idiots used them in revolvers that they were dropped.

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